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The Rookies (1972)

The Rookies poster
Genre
police procedural
Country
United States
Length
4 seasons, 93 episodes
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Three new police officers learn the ropes of law enforcement in an unnamed city. They deal with various crimes and personal challenges as they grow into their roles.

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What happens

The Rookies is an American police procedural series created by Rita Lakin that originally aired on ABC from September 11, 1972, to March 30, 1976. It follows the exploits of three rookie police officers working in an unidentified city for the fictitious Southern California Police Department (SCPD). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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